Prisoners’ Wives Series 2 Episode 4 (BBC) Review

There might have only been four episodes in this second series of Prisoners’ Wives but, boy, did they pack those four hours with some really great stuff. The show might be consistent in delivering entertaining, gritty drama, but this finale was thrilling and brilliant by anyone’s standards.
As has been the case across the entire run, Francesca’s story dominated the story this week. As soon as we saw the drastic action Paul was willing to take in episode one, there had to be some sort of retribution in store for him and his family. That arrived here, as little Lauren was taken by the rival gang and held to ransom. With Matt coming to her rescue later on, however, he realises that they wouldn’t be satisfied by money alone – it turns out that they quite liked their old boss and are irked that someone shot him.
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